Sunday 2pm 06dec2026 Kessa Mefford & Brielle Perez virtuoso pianists; music begins 3p; POTLUCK dinner buffet 107/58

Sunday 2pm 06dec2026 Kessa Mefford & Brielle Perez virtuoso pianists; music begins 3p; POTLUCK dinner buffet 107/58

4 hand piano program with a fellow professional of works by Ravel, Poulenc, Fauré, Rachmaninov, Hirtz, and Montez. This program is about 65 minutes of music.

First and foremost, a champion of Ravel. Kessa Mefford erform severything he wrote for piano — solo, chamber, art song, and concerto. With his ear for harmony, his hunger for color, and his painstaking craft, his music speaks in a way that is deeply relatable to me. Ravel believed his music already existed and that his role was only to discover it. When I play, I embark on my own type of discovery. In practice, I can feel him composing — him searching for the perfect chord as I search for the perfect sound. In performance, I invite the audience to search with us, discovering together the subtle tensions and quiet brilliance that define his music. "An exceptional artist and so lovely and charming. She put the music within a context as she played them. Would host her anytime!"

https://www.artofthepiano.org/young-artists-directory/kessa-mefford-2024

Brielle Perez km has performed on important stages such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall in New York City, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, and the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow among many others. Her festival appearances include the Tanglewood Music Festival, the Art of Piano Festival, the Malaga International Piano Festival (FIPMA) and more. In Summer 2026, Brielle will attend the renowned Aspen music Festival in the studio of Yoheved Kaplinsky. Among her recent engagements, Perez gave a solo concert celebrating her Puerto Rican heritage at the historical Puerto Rican ‘Pregones Theater’ in the Bronx, New York. In November 2025, she collaborated with the Juilliard dance department performing alongside Nicholas Britell with new choreography by Bobbi Jene Smith. In the past few years, Perez has been invited several times as a featured artist .

https://www.brielleperez.com/about-4

2-3pm buffet open .. see arrival notes below

**PROGRAM 65 minutes + 10 minute intermission **
Hirtz — Wizard of Oz Fantasy
Montez — TBD-Commission
Fauré — Dolly Suite
Intermission
Poulenc — Sonata for 4 Hands
Ravel — Ma mére l’Oyé
Rachmaninov — Barcarolle and Waltz

NEW: see program notes** below ...
2:35-3pm informal artist discussion with Q&A during buffet ... seated ... optional for attendees

PotLuck Dinner Buffet 2-3PM & during intermission& following performance. Host will provide two hot hors d'oeuvres & punch for potluck reception during intermission & beginning, when doors open 2pm. Guests are encouraged to bring food/wine to share/potluck; if considering a sweet, think about fruit instead of processed sugar. Music begins at 3pm, please be on time, 2 sets with 1 short intermission, rarely one longer set. Guests most welcome and encouraged to bring dish/drink to share/potluck, please consider bringing wine if you use it. Stemware/Ice Buckets/Filtered Water Provided.

Advance payment REQUESTED (pay thru GroupMuse or the SOLOX ZELLLE Link) NO CASH at EVENT--illegal in MD. All guests will be seated in Music Room. Accessibility note: 3 steps walkway to entry hall, 30 inch doors inside.

Arrivals 2-2:30pm ...
-potluck dishes dining room
-wine, beverages: bar in galley
-important: coats and bags upstairs please
-arrivals: 2pm for social hour and POTLUCK DINNER buffet
- optional artist discussion/Q&A 2:35-2:55pm PROGRAM NOTES** BELOW
-concert seating opens: 2pm, music begins; 2:35pm for those attending artist discussion
-OK To take food/ wine into Music Studio
-outdoor cats live here
-2 upstairs galleries open, 2 upstairs lavatories, open in addiction to main lavatory rear of studio
-GRATUITIES: most welcome for the artists may NOT be offered at the event but can be sent via groupmuse.com or by ZELLE to [email protected] IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENT-- o forms of cash or check transactions are strictly illegal at this event.
- limited PHOTOGRAPHS strictly for personal use may be taken. But may not be uploaded to data sites, shared via email nor posted on any social media sites ... images of guest faces and host home interiors are private. ... please and thank you

Your safety is paramount: covid vaccinated/booster guests preferred, or PCR tested (honor system). Please consider the newly released Flu and current covid vaccines.

** PROGRAM NOTES ... artist informal preconcert discussion w/Q&A 2:35-2:55pm in music studio: TBD

What's the music?

Kessa Mefford (they/them) Piano

Brielle Perez Piano